Deal Timeline

Plotted by close date where disclosed, otherwise announcement. Select any marker to jump to the deal entry.

The Rationale That Repeats.

Three patterns show up across PPG's deal book — what the team buys, how it pays, and how it integrates. The patterns are the throughline; the deals below are the evidence.

01
Acquisition criteria
Transformational platform deals fund a coatings-only identity.
PPG repeatedly used large carve-outs and buyouts to reshape its portfolio toward coatings: SigmaKalon (2008) approximately doubled European coatings sales, AkzoNobel's North American architectural business (2013) more than doubled PPG's U.S./Canada decorative-paint scale, and Comex (2014) — the second-largest acquisition in company history — added a 3,700-store network across Mexico and Central America. Management framed each as part of "the accelerated pace of our business portfolio transformation through further expansion of our coatings businesses."
SigmaKalon GroupAkzoNobel North American architectural coatings businessConsorcio Comex, S.A. de C.V.Deft IncorporatedSpraylat Corp.
02
Capital deployment
A steady cadence of bolt-on tuck-ins fills product and geographic gaps.
Between the headline deals, PPG closed a stream of sub-material acquisitions disclosed in 10-K acquisition notes — Deft, Spraylat, Revocoat, IVC, Cuming Microwave, Le Joint Francais, MetoKote, The Crown Group, SEM Products, Dexmet, Texstars, Alpha Coating Technologies and others. Each slotted into a specific business line (aerospace, automotive refinish, industrial, architectural), extending technology and regional reach without moving the consolidated numbers materially.
SigmaKalon GroupAkzoNobel North American architectural coatings businessConsorcio Comex, S.A. de C.V.Deft IncorporatedSpraylat Corp.
03
Integration approach
Pruning the non-coatings legacy in parallel with buying.
PPG's deal book is matched by deliberate divestitures — it sold its flat glass and European fiber glass businesses to Vitro (2016), exited the Transitions Optical joint venture and sunlens business to Essilor (2014), separated its commodity chemicals business (2013), and later divested its U.S. and Canadian architectural coatings business. The buy-and-prune pattern concentrated the company on higher-margin coatings while recycling proceeds into new acquisitions.
SigmaKalon GroupAkzoNobel North American architectural coatings businessConsorcio Comex, S.A. de C.V.Deft IncorporatedSpraylat Corp.

The Full Deal Book

6 acquisitions. Each entry carries the deal value, financing structure, target revenue, executive commentary, and the original SEC filing — the evidence behind the patterns above.

01 SigmaKalon Group · Uithoorn, the Netherlands (Europe) $2.2B
Announced Jul 2007 Closed Jan 2008 all cash
Architectural coatingsindustrial coatingsprotective & marine coatingsdecorative paints (Europe)

SigmaKalon Group, a worldwide coatings producer based in Uithoorn, the Netherlands, acquired from global private investment firm Bain Capital. The business substantially expanded PPG's European architectural coatings footprint and added industrial and protective & marine coatings lines. approximately EUR 2.2 billion (including assumed debt).

Why it was attractive
  • Added a European architectural coatings platform where PPG previously had only nominal participation
  • expanding the global coatings portfolio by more than 40 percent
The SigmaKalon business has performed well financially and would be a strong complement to our existing coatings businesses. It would give us an excellent footprint in the European architectural coatings segment, where today we have a very nominal participation. This acquisition would give us a more balanced coatings business in Europe, approximately doubling our European sales, and expand our global coatings portfolio by more than 40 percent.Charles E. Bunch — Chairman and CEO, PPG Industries
02 AkzoNobel North American architectural coatings business · United States, Canada and the Caribbean $1.05B
Announced Dec 2012 Closed Apr 2013 all cash
Decorative/architectural paintsbrands including GLIDDENhome-center and independent-dealer distribution

The North American architectural (decorative paints) coatings business of Akzo Nobel N.V., Amsterdam. The deal more than doubled PPG's North American architectural coatings presence and extended its reach across all three major North American architectural distribution channels - home centers, independent paint dealers and company-owned paint stores - expanding the company-owned store network to approximately 1,000 locations.

Why it was attractive
  • More than doubled PPG's North American architectural coatings presence and added access to all three major distribution channels
This acquisition continues the accelerated pace of our business portfolio transformation through further expansion of our coatings businesses. It is also an attractive way to significantly increase our scale in the North American architectural paint market, which we anticipate will benefit from a prolonged construction market recovery.Charles E. Bunch — Chairman and CEO, PPG Industries
03 Consorcio Comex, S.A. de C.V. · Mexico City, Mexico (sells across Mexico and Central America) $2.3B
Announced Jun 2014 Closed Nov 2014 all cash
Architectural/decorative coatingsMexican and Central American concessionaire store network (3700+ stores)

Consorcio Comex, S.A. de C.V. and its related companies, an architectural coatings company headquartered in Mexico City. Comex manufactures coatings and related products in Mexico and sells them in Mexico and Central America principally through more than 3,700 independently owned and operated concessionaire stores. The deal added a leading architectural coatings business in Mexico and Central America - PPG's second-largest acquisition at the time. $2.3 billion (announced); $1.98 billion net of cash acquired (at close).

Why it was attractive
  • Added the leading architectural coatings business in Mexico and Central America and a 3
  • 700+ store concessionaire network
We are pleased to have successfully completed this acquisition, the second-largest in our company's history, as it adds a leading architectural coatings business in Mexico and Central America to our portfolio.Charles E. Bunch — Chairman and CEO, PPG Industries
04 Deft Incorporated · United States $25M
Announced May 2013 Closed May 2013

Deft Incorporated, a privately-owned U.S.-based specialty coatings company; the acquisition enhanced the coatings capabilities of PPG's aerospace and industrial businesses. approximately $25 million.

In May 2013, the Company completed the acquisition of certain assets of Deft Incorporated, a privately-owned U.S. based specialty coatings company, for approximately $25 million.PPG FY13 10-K — Acquisitions and Dispositions note
05 Spraylat Corp. · Pelham, New York (U.S., Europe, Asia) $75M
Announced Dec 2012 Closed Dec 2012

Spraylat Corp., a privately-owned U.S.-based industrial coatings company based in Pelham, N.Y., with production facilities in the U.S., Europe and Asia. approximately $75 million.

In December 2012, the Company completed the acquisition of the business of Spraylat Corp., a privately-owned U.S. based industrial coatings company, for approximately $75 million.PPG FY13 10-K — Acquisitions and Dispositions note
06 Taiwan Chlorine Industries (40% interest) · Taiwan $100M
Announced Apr 2017 Closed Apr 2017

PPG finalized its purchase of China Petrochemical Development Corporation's (CPDC) 40% ownership interest in Taiwan Chlorine Industries (TCI), a chlorine-based products venture in Taiwan; accounted for as an equity method investment. $100 million (option price reference).

In April 2017, PPG finalized its purchase of CPDC's 40% ownership interest in TCI.PPG FY18 10-K — Acquisitions note

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